Linda Sang
Serves 4 
Comfort to me is a bowl of steaming congee – rice porridge. You can eat it very simply with a few fresh julienned ginger slices, sliced spring onions, coriander, light soy sauce and a few drops of sesame oil. Maybe some fresh chillies. Make it more substantial by adding some sliced, poached chicken breast.
2 litres boiling water
½ cup basmati or jasmine rice
1 tsp sea … Read more »
There’s nothing like food that takes us back to warm, happy times with family and friends. No wonder there’s a whole realm of recipes collectively called ‘Comfort Food’. We hope these tasty dishes might soothe our souls and bring forth a deeply felt ‘Yum!’
Serves
50g butter
50g soft light brown sugar
100g short grain rice
1 litre full-cream milk
Zest of ½ a lemon
Janine Halasz
So, so easy.
Peel and quarter two large apples or equivalent, and chop into small to medium-sized pieces.
Add 2 teaspoons of rum or similar tipple (this can be omitted if serving kids—or make two smaller cakes so adults can enjoy the rum flavour!) Set aside.
Cream 120g of softened butter with 2/3 cup of caster sugar.
Add 2 large eggs, one at … Read more »
Janine Halasz
The Central Tilba School of Arts Trust were asked if they could cook one Sunday a month for Cobargo BlazeAid. Our committee is small but there were lots of offers of person-power and financial donations locally, and from my relatives in Sydney, who saw this contribution going directly to those in most need.
My job now was to plan a menu, work out quantities for 100 people, plan the cooking process using all my eager-to-be-involved volunteers, make … Read more »
Maddison Barry
Sometime, simple is best. For me, nothing beats a nice, rich, gooey chocolate brownie, and there are so many variations! Keep it simple, or add some chopped nuts, white chocolate chips or even dried fruit. This is a great base recipe to experiment with.
185g unsalted butter
185g dark chocolate, chopped
3 eggs
270g brown sugar
40g cocoa powder
85g plain flour
Preheat oven to 180C, grease and line a 20cm slice … Read more »
Maddison Barry
This base dry rub has become a pantry staple in our house. It’s so simple, and adds so much flavour to your protein of choice. It’s a crowd pleaser and makes a great gift as well if you jar it up for your foodie friends!
110g brown sugar
30g sweet or smoked paprika
2 tbsp flaked salt (or 1 tbsp table salt)
1 tbsp chilli powder
1 … Read more »
